A circle including people who are very active on Google+If you received a notification, please re-share to your circlesIf you’d like to be added to the next circle share: • +1 this circle • Share this circle to PUBLIC • Include me in your circles • Comment on this post #CirclingCircles #SharedCircles #CircleSharing #SharingCircles #PublicCircles #ShareMyCircles #CircleDistribution #GooglePlusEngagementCircleShare #HappySharing #SocializeCircles #CirclePlus #CircleMagic #CircleCount ﻿

This is a public circle of Photographers and Photography loversTo increase your chances of inclusion in future circles please leave a comment when sharing the circle.If you received a notification, please reshare to your circlesIf you’d like to be added to the next circle share: • +1 this circle • Share this circle to PUBLIC • Include +ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS • Comment on this postIf you like what you find in this circle, please share it with your followers to help these individuals reach a wider audience. I will share more circles of those I find Inspiring in the future#circle #publiccircle #Liechtenstein #sharedcircles #music #sharedcircle #morefollowers #sharingcircles #circleshare #circlesharing﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 31Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to September 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting August 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag and sort by "recent."I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to July 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting June 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag and sort by "recent."I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +

This is my circle named 'Photographers'. Everyone in this circle share beautiful photos - of landscapes, birds, animals, flowers, babies, and people.In fact, I have 1024 people in this circle, but can share only 500 of them at a time. Try this circle, add some colour to your stream.﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to July 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting June 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag and sort by "recent."I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to June 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting May 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Mapes

Hand Picked Photographers Circles -Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to May 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting April 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Mapes

Best Quality Photography Circle II!!⇩⇩High Quality circle.⇩⇩SEE BELOW⇩Here is the second version of this circle (released on 2014 May)!You'll have every day in your stream amazing shots by google+ most skilled photographers. Get in contact with New People from all over the World and enjoy the absolutely original contents!Best Quality Photography Circle Updated!!!I update and create new circles often so, if you are a photographer and you want to be featured in my next new circle, please follow this steps:-Plus one this circle-Add this circle on your profile if you like it-Reshare the circle on your public stream-Leave a message asking for addingI'll check your profile and let you know!This way I'll be able to keep the Quality of this circle at a High Level!Even if you are not a photographer but you love to have Quality Photos in your stream please Add and Reshare pubblicly this circle!Thank You!!Patty ;-) #circle #circles #public #publiccircle #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #morefollowers #sharingcircles #circleshare #sharedpubliccircles #sharedpublicircles #sharedcircle #googleplus #googlephotos #travel #travelphotography #circleshares #circleadd #bestcircle #bestcircleshare #circlequotes #share #googlephotographers #bestphoto #googlephotography #bestcircleshare #bestcircles

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to April 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting March 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Mapes

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to March 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting Feburary 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Mape

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to January 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting December 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Ma

January 2014 Contributors Circle What an amazing month. The quality of the work shared has been exceptional, at least in my view. You do quality photography and it shows. In terms of contribution numbers it was humongous, and in terms of contributors, we beat all records. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful work. Re-share this circle if you can. It helps YOU and the theme to grow.Please remember to include in your posts, both the page and tag: +Monochrome World #monochromeworld This makes it easier to find your post. Also, all those included in this circle added the theme page to their circles. If you don't do that, I can't add you to the Contributors Circle.Note:1- please share your images posted to Public. If you post to communities, only community members can comment.2- So, my recommendation is this: post to Public first, then re-port to your favorite community.3- And, if you post to Extended Circles, your reach is limited and it makes difficult to re-share. So, it's been a rule for a long time: Extended Circles only-posts are not re-shared.Hope this helps clarify some issues. Thank you for your patience, and if I missed you in this circle, please let me know so I can pay more attention to your posts.Curator: +andi rivarola #circleshare #sharingcircles +Circles Circles Circles +Share Your Circle +Circle Distribution +Valued Circle Shares ﻿

Some really interesting people are included in this circle, most of them will add you back.To make sure you are in the next circle,Do include yourself,share and comment; #awesomecircles #circle #photography﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to January 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting December 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Map

You have to make gifts but do not know what to give?GIFTS IDEAS helps you with an archive of more than 400 gift ideashttp://goo.gl/2kwVHK#sanvalentino2014 #valentinesday #valentinesday2014 #valentine #sharedcircles #share #circle ﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera D-F - 15 of 30Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 200 members. These circles are photographers that I admire. They have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity). Be sure to get all of the circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to December 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting November 15th.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag. I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors... Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about #circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +

November Contributors CircleIt is with a heart filled with appreciation that I publish +Monochrome World's November Contributors Circle.You've made it an unforgettable month. with all your contributions that were filled with inspiring scenes from around the world. It is such a delight to see what catches your attention and how you communicate that which is important to you to the rest of us, in a distinctive and creative way.Thank you for sharing the stories you see around you, from people and lands all around the globe. Hoping for a wonderful December, and wish that you enjoy the holidays in the company of many of your loved ones.Your grateful curator: +andi rivarola +Circles Circles Circles +Share Your Circle +Circle Distribution #monochromeworldcircleshare ﻿

Curators CircleIt's been a while since I shared my Awesome Curators circle.Cool folks all!Unfortunately, G+ only allows 500 per share and truncates out the rest. I've no way of knowing who got cut so apologies if you're not in﻿

Thomas HawkShared publicly - 30 Aug 2013 2500 Kick Ass Google+ Photographers (part 2 of 5)This is the fifth time I've shared my photographer's circle on Google+. I'm going to share it in 5 posts. Yesterday I shared last name A-Da. This one , part 2 of 5, today, represents Da-Ho. I'll share the remaining three next week. I originally shared my photographers circle at 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 photographers. I'll probably share it again eventually when it gets to 3,000.A few notes about this circle.The criteria that I look for (and don't always get right) in this circle is that the photographer produce interesting and engaging photography. I also look for people who are active in the community, post mostly their own work, and post regularly. I'm looking more for people who post their own work and less of the noise stuff (gifs, links, non-photography, promotions, etc.). I also like people who are positive, friendly, nice, helpful, etc. and dislike people who are mean, snarky, jerks, disrespectful, etc.I have a pretty well known bias against signatures and watermarks. You will see very few photographers in my circles who use them. I really hate the watermark debate and would rather not have it with folks. I just don't like them -- it's my circle that I have to look at. There are likely a few folks in here who use them who are friends of mine, but for the most part, this is a pretty watermark free circle. It's totally cool if you love your watermark, it's just not something I really want to look at. Please don't hate me for my aesthetic preference. Finally, the photography community on Google+ is probably the best one on the internet today. There is no way that I can possibly include all of the fine photographers worth following on G+. There are wayyyyy too many. These are just 2,500 that I personally have noticed. I'm sure I left out some really amazing ones -- like you if you are not in this circle :) I'll probably also totally kick myself when I realize that I accidentally left out a really obvious good one who may even be a friend of mine -- again, maybe even like you. :)Stay tuned for parts 3, 4 and 5 and thanks again to all of the great photographers on G+ who make this place such a delight to hang out.Part 1-5: http://goo.gl/17ujpn*Note, Google Circles are terribly wonky. It wouldn't let me add some photographers in my circle into these circles because of domain errors. If this affected you, sorry about that.﻿

2500 Kick Ass Google+ Photographers (part 2 of 5)This is the fifth time I've shared my photographer's circle on Google+. I'm going to share it in 5 posts. Yesterday I shared last name A-Da. This one , part 2 of 5, today, represents Da-Ho. I'll share the remaining three next week. I originally shared my photographers circle at 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 photographers. I'll probably share it again eventually when it gets to 3,000.A few notes about this circle.The criteria that I look for (and don't always get right) in this circle is that the photographer produce interesting and engaging photography. I also look for people who are active in the community, post mostly their own work, and post regularly. I'm looking more for people who post their own work and less of the noise stuff (gifs, links, non-photography, promotions, etc.). I also like people who are positive, friendly, nice, helpful, etc. and dislike people who are mean, snarky, jerks, disrespectful, etc.I have a pretty well known bias against signatures and watermarks. You will see very few photographers in my circles who use them. I really hate the watermark debate and would rather not have it with folks. I just don't like them -- it's my circle that I have to look at. There are likely a few folks in here who use them who are friends of mine, but for the most part, this is a pretty watermark free circle. It's totally cool if you love your watermark, it's just not something I really want to look at. Please don't hate me for my aesthetic preference. Finally, the photography community on Google+ is probably the best one on the internet today. There is no way that I can possibly include all of the fine photographers worth following on G+. There are wayyyyy too many. These are just 2,500 that I personally have noticed. I'm sure I left out some really amazing ones -- like you if you are not in this circle :) I'll probably also totally kick myself when I realize that I accidentally left out a really obvious good one who may even be a friend of mine -- again, maybe even like you. :)Stay tuned for parts 3, 4 and 5 and thanks again to all of the great photographers on G+ who make this place such a delight to hang out.Part 1-5: http://goo.gl/17ujpn*Note, Google Circles are terribly wonky. It wouldn't let me add some photographers in my circle into these circles because of domain errors. If this affected you, sorry about that.﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to August 15th for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting JAugust 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles creat

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to August 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting July 15th.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to July 15th for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting July 1st.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle #handpickedcircles Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to July 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting June 15th.) You can also use the #handpickedcircles hash tag.I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to June 15th for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting June 1st.)I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles#sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles#pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle#thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle Note: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen Mapes . Thanks for your cooperation.﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to June 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting Msy 15th.)I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircleNote: the hash tag #handpickedcircles should only be used to refer to these circles and other circles created by +Gailen

Top 1000 most followed active photographers sharing content on G+ Circle One: A to JThis is the first of two circles, I'll share the second circle this weekend so that they're not so on top of each other. The circles have been divided alphabetically to help give more exposure to people with fewer followers.Please plus, comment and share. This circle has no requirements for future participation but your support and encouragement is appreciated. It has been two weeks since I announced my intent to update my circle of the 500 most followed photographers on G+. I decided to do things a bit differently this time and so I'll share the top 1000. To build the circles and the list I enlisted the aid of +Bill Wood +Gemma Costa +Jen Baptist +Kat Scan and +Margaret Tompkins. They built circles and vetted profiles. My starting point for this was a list of 2000 names generously provided to me by +CircleCount. Thank you all for all of your help.I have chosen the name of the circle carefully to try to accurately represent the contents of what will be in the two circles. The script / finding namesThe script is provided by CircleCount and looks through the tagline of every profile on CircleCount to find the word "photo" or "foto". If a photographer doesn't have a CircleCount profile they won't be found. If one of these two words isn't in their tagline, they won't be found. A few people I know have fallen into this flaw in my thinking. To fix this, CircleCount has asked me to provide a "whitelist" of names that the script misses. The white-list list adds another 30 or so names to the result. How was the list processedThe list was sorted by the level of activity. People that hadn't posted in the last month (approximately April 5 to May 5th) were removed from the list. This included people that hadn't posted or people that had posted only once in the past 4 weeks. Again, this has some flaws but I'm mostly happy with the results. People who are posting only in private communities or people that interact a lot with other people but don't post their own work will get filtered out along with the people that aren't really active. ValidationThese two circles were very heavily vetted. Of the original 2000 names, nearly 35% do not appear in either circle. This is a result of the filtering I mentioned above and vetting of ever single profile in the list until we had enough names to make a list of 1000 names. The list was divided into 6 parts with Bill Wood, Gemma Costa, Jen Baptist, Kat Scan, Margaret Tompkins and me each taking a group of names. I tried to assign the list so that the pe

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to May 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting April 15th.)I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to April 15th for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting April 1st.)I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle﻿

Hand Picked Photographers Circles - Nikon Camera A-F - 7 of 14Note: These circles are sorted by camera type and last name. They are split to not exceed 500 members.I am now sharing one circle per day, for the reason see:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/posts/RrPNTzHhQuHAs before these circles are photographers that I admire. They also have "more photos, less spam." There have been many additions and a few drops (mostly for spam or inactivity).Be sure to get all 14 circles. Share! If you miss any of the circles they can be found at: +Gailen Mapes and scroll back to April 1st for the start of this set. (Previous complete set was published starting March 15th.)I am hard up against the 5000 limit. From here on, I am going to have to become rather more strict about the "spam rules." Essentially if I have to go back more than a screen on your profile before I hit original material, there is a good chance that I may drop you from the circles. Of course there will be mitigating factors...Because of the way that Google no longer presents every person who adds me to their circles to me it is quite possible that I have missed some pretty good photographers. If I am following you, chances are that you are already in one of these circles or in my "check later" circle. If you think you have been missed, tag a comment on one of these posts and I will check your profile out for inclusion. Guidelines for inclusion can be found at:https://plus.google.com/u/0/103752943025677384806/about#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #handpickedcircles #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #sharedpubliccircles #fullcircleshare #addmetoyourcircles #pixelworld #pixelworldcircle #circleoftheday #bestsharedcircle #thebestcirclesongoogle #thebestcircle﻿

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Usually we only write our experiences on the Internet when we have a crappy experience with a company. I wanted to share a great experience i have had over the last couple of days with Crashplan. They saved my photographs!

What's your personal data back up plan? You have one right? If you don't are you prepared to lose all of your photos if (more like when) your hard drive crashes or you drop your phone in the toilet? A couple of years ago i signed up for Crashplan from Code42. I had tried some other providers but they all had restrictions. The uploads got throttled when you hit a certain amount (even though the plans were "Unlimited") or they would not back up external hard drives etc. Crashplan had no such restrictions and they were $5 a month for unlimited storage. You download some software, set up your backup and... more »

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"Winter" in Atlanta is relative. The spring blooms are already out and soon it will be all green. I wanted to post this one last picture of winter before it gets to be summer....which if i know Atlanta will be in a few weeks.﻿

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Yesterday Riley and I got out for a walk. I ended up taking a lot of pictures. I think this has to be just about my favorite. I desperately try to hoard little slices of time to be able to take out on a rainy day. Pictures will never do the memories justice but it doesn't stop my from trying.

Yesterday Riley and I got out for a walk. I ended up taking a lot of pictures. I think this has to be just about my favorite. I desperately try to hoard little slices of time to be able to take out on a rainy day. Pictures will never do the memories justice but it doesn't stop my from trying.

This fall season I have not been doing paid portrait sessions. With my wife back to work and all the kids it has been really difficult to schedule. I have turned down a number of sessions but when my friends Jared and Anna asked me to do their engagement pictures i figuered why not? It was beautiful here in Atlanta on Sunday. We got out and made a bunch of pictures. Here is one of my favorites in B&W.

This fall season I have not been doing paid portrait sessions. With my wife back to work and all the kids it has been really difficult to schedule. I have turned down a number of sessions but when my friends Jared and Anna asked me to do their engagement pictures i figuered why not? It was beautiful here in Atlanta on Sunday. We got out and made a bunch of pictures. Here is one of my favorites in B&W.

Thanks +Darcee McCutcheon I have not been on G+ in weeks (maybe months). Finding shooting time has been really difficult as of late so thankfully the challenge is from the Archive.

I'm gonna invite +jerry king to play along. I know he has some good images in the archive. This picture is a portrait if my son JC taken this summer. All earlier versions were in Color (as it really is nice like that as well) but i just converted it a few weeks ago to do a set of four B&W 16x20's of all four kids. They came out great.

Day 1 Round 1

#fivedayblackandwhitechallenge

The Rules

1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

Thanks +Darcee McCutcheon I have not been on G+ in weeks (maybe months). Finding shooting time has been really difficult as of late so thankfully the challenge is from the Archive.

I'm gonna invite +jerry king to play along. I know he has some good images in the archive. This picture is a portrait if my son JC taken this summer. All earlier versions were in Color (as it really is nice like that as well) but i just converted it a few weeks ago to do a set of four B&W 16x20's of all four kids. They came out great.

Day 1 Round 1

#fivedayblackandwhitechallenge

The Rules

1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

Usually we only write our experiences on the Internet when we have a crappy experience with a company. I wanted to share a great experience i have had over the last couple of days with Crashplan. They saved my photographs!

What's your personal data back up plan? You have one right? If you don't are you prepared to lose all of your photos if (more like when) your hard drive crashes or you drop your phone in the toilet? A couple of years ago i signed up for Crashplan from Code42. I had tried some other providers but they all had restrictions. The uploads got throttled when you hit a certain amount (even though the plans were "Unlimited") or they would not back up external hard drives etc. Crashplan had no such restrictions and they were $5 a month for unlimited storage. You download some software, set up your backup and... more »

Hard Drive Fail - Crashplan/Code42 Success

Usually we only write our experiences on the Internet when we have a crappy experience with a company. I wanted to share a great experience i have had over the last couple of days with Crashplan. They saved my photographs!

What's your personal data back up plan? You have one right? If you don't are you prepared to lose all of your photos if (more like when) your hard drive crashes or you drop your phone in the toilet? A couple of years ago i signed up for Crashplan from Code42. I had tried some other providers but they all had restrictions. The uploads got throttled when you hit a certain amount (even though the plans were "Unlimited") or they would not back up external hard drives etc. Crashplan had no such restrictions and they were $5 a month for unlimited storage. You download some software, set up your backup and away you go. The first back up can take days, weeks, or months depending on how much data you have but once it is up in thier cloud storage, anytime you add new data to your local hard drive it adds it to the cloud archive immediately. Currently I have about 1 Terabyte on Crashplan. This is almost entirely photos and videos.

Well, yesterday I woke up to a dead external drive that housed my primary data set for (Photos and videos) for my Adobe Lightroom catalog. This data represents 14 years worth of pictures which includes all my irreplaceable family pictures and paid work. My back up plan is as follows. I keep all my photos on an external drive under a single directory structure. I then back that up to a second external drive which is a mirror archive of the primary drive. In addition I back all of this up to the Crashplan infrastructure so I have off site copies. While the hard drive failure is a pain, it certainly is not (and should not be) a surpirse. Anything that spins at 5400 RPM for 2-3 years is bound to fail. One day we will all have affordable SSD drives with no moving parts but they will still be subject to errors and electrical spikes etc. Anyhow, I managed the backups using the Crashplan software. It checks for changes every 15 minutes and keeps both the second hard drive and the cloud data set up to date. Of course I was concerned with the failure but had confidence in the plan I had in place.

So now the fun starts. I go out and buy a new primary drive and go to restore the data set from the secondary drive. Uh, Oh! All the data appears to be on the second drive but it is not giving me the option of that drive as a restore point in the Crashplan software. I know I still have all the data in the cloud at Crashplan but it would literally take 14 days to download a TB worth of images. To restore from a local hard drive would take 10-12 hours. Crashplan does have the option to mail you an external hard drive with all your data if you need them to, but it is money I would rather not spend if I don't have to. So....I look up the support page and read through all the help documents. Nothing seems to help. The only option I have left is to call Crashplan support. In the current environment of "offshore" support I was not expecting a good experience. I pick up the phone at 5:15 EST on a Sunday. Within two minutes I am talking to a live human being and they appear to be US based. I explain my problem and she immediately sends me to Tier 2 support. I work in a service provider environment so I was pleased that the rep knew this was above her level of support and immediately sent me to a software expert. Less than 2-3 minutes go by and the phone is picked up by Tim P. He listened to my problem, logged into my account to see how it was set up and then asked to take remote control of my PC. I gave him permission and he went to work. He decided it seemed like an error in the back up data base cache files. He deleted all the old cache files and told me to let it resynchronize. I knew that would take all night so he told me he would send me an email with his contact info and a ticket number. Let it sync and then see if the data was available as a restore point. This morning I woke up to the data being correctly synced and the second external hard drive being available as a restore archive. Estimated time to restore 10 hours. Way better than the two weeks to download (though it is priceless to know that is still an option if i need it!).

The long and short of it is this, if you don't have a back up plan you should. If your data doesn't exist in at least three places (with physical diversity) it doesn't exist. For the $5 a month I pay to Crashplan I honestly was not expecting much in terms of live support. I can say the support I recieved far exceeded my expectations. It's not often we write about good experiences with service providers, but I cant put a price on how valuable this data is to me (14 years of photography), and how well Crashplan and Code42 responded to my needs. If you lost all of your family photos going back to your first digital camera in 2000 how much would you be willing to pay to retrieve them? For me it would be a lot. The good news is it looks like I don't have to worry about that. I now have a fully restored data set on a new primary hard drive. I am upgrading my back up drive to accomodate more capacity and all the while I know I have an offsite data set if things happen to go really badly. Well done Crashplan. I can't thank you enough for the service you provide. Well worth the small amount it costs for the peace of mind you provide!

I have a few different versions of this picture over the years. My son is really good with a casting net. I think i bought this net six or seven years ago for $30. I can't even imagine how many times it has been thrown. JC can throw it for days on end, always with anticipation of treasures pulled from the sea. He never gets tired of it. I never really get tired of taking this picture.

#trueportraits : +True Portraits curated by +Ray Bilcliff﻿

Fishing Emerald Isle NC

I have a few different versions of this picture over the years. My son is really good with a casting net. I think i bought this net six or seven years ago for $30. I can't even imagine how many times it has been thrown. JC can throw it for days on end, always with anticipation of treasures pulled from the sea. He never gets tired of it. I never really get tired of taking this picture.

Going through some of my phone pictures i found this one that i really like. Shot with the #LGG2 (now recently replaced with an #LGG3 ) and processed using #Snapseed . Sometimes i wonder do i really need anything else? Of course i do ;-) My credit card wouldn't know what to do otherwise!

#monochromeworld : +Monochrome World curated by +andi rivarola﻿

On the Porch

Going through some of my phone pictures i found this one that i really like. Shot with the #LGG2 (now recently replaced with an #LGG3 ) and processed using #Snapseed . Sometimes i wonder do i really need anything else? Of course i do ;-) My credit card wouldn't know what to do otherwise!

When my life gets crazy sometimes it is important to just stop and enjoy the moment. My daughter never seems to have a problem with that. She finds the magic and wonder in just about everything. Where did that go? I think it was "taught" out of me at some point along the way. Once in a while i find it. Mostly through my kids.

When my life gets crazy sometimes it is important to just stop and enjoy the moment. My daughter never seems to have a problem with that. She finds the magic and wonder in just about everything. Where did that go? I think it was "taught" out of me at some point along the way. Once in a while i find it. Mostly through my kids.

This year on our annual beach trip to Emerald Island Riley was 3 1/2. She has more courage then sense. She is learning to swim on the pool but we still make her wear the swimmy when in the ocean. What i found was that if i get behind the body board and hook my thumbs into the arm rings on her swimmy i can lock her onto the Boogie Board. Well i did this and took her out past the breakers and we started riding waves all the way into the shore. She LOVED it. My last three days there we spent the entire time body surfing. My sister Debbie was good enough to use my camera to take some shots of us. Its rare that i am in many pictures. This one will be a family treasure for the ages.﻿

Riley and Me

This year on our annual beach trip to Emerald Island Riley was 3 1/2. She has more courage then sense. She is learning to swim on the pool but we still make her wear the swimmy when in the ocean. What i found was that if i get behind the body board and hook my thumbs into the arm rings on her swimmy i can lock her onto the Boogie Board. Well i did this and took her out past the breakers and we started riding waves all the way into the shore. She LOVED it. My last three days there we spent the entire time body surfing. My sister Debbie was good enough to use my camera to take some shots of us. Its rare that i am in many pictures. This one will be a family treasure for the ages.﻿___

Yesterday I took my kids to the High Museum in Atlanta to see the Dream Car show. It's a show that's on exhibit until September I believe. There 16 or 17 of the coolest Prototype cars I have ever seen. Most of them were older but a few new ones. This one is the Scarab. It looks to be the first Mini Van. I think it was just about 30 years ahead of it's time. I will post more pictures over the next few days. I went armed with my newest toy a Sony #rx100m3 I am simply stunned but what this camera can do not just for a compact, but for a camera in general. ﻿

The Scarab

Yesterday I took my kids to the High Museum in Atlanta to see the Dream Car show. It's a show that's on exhibit until September I believe. There 16 or 17 of the coolest Prototype cars I have ever seen. Most of them were older but a few new ones. This one is the Scarab. It looks to be the first Mini Van. I think it was just about 30 years ahead of it's time. I will post more pictures over the next few days. I went armed with my newest toy a Sony #rx100m3 I am simply stunned but what this camera can do not just for a compact, but for a camera in general. ﻿___

It's been over five weeks since i have posted a picture. For whatever reason i just haven't bothered to pick up a camera. Just as quickly as it left it seems to have come back. Here is one from earlier in the year.﻿

My Little Butterfly

It's been over five weeks since i have posted a picture. For whatever reason i just haven't bothered to pick up a camera. Just as quickly as it left it seems to have come back. Here is one from earlier in the year.﻿___

I'm not feeling it this morning. It has been a difficult start to the year at work. Pressure is up, quota is up, resources are down. Essentially its the same as its ever been. The reality is nobody cares. Suit up, show up and get it done. Finishing my coffee then out the door. At least it is Friday!﻿

Suiting Up.....to face the day

I'm not feeling it this morning. It has been a difficult start to the year at work. Pressure is up, quota is up, resources are down. Essentially its the same as its ever been. The reality is nobody cares. Suit up, show up and get it done. Finishing my coffee then out the door. At least it is Friday!﻿___

"Winter" in Atlanta is relative. The spring blooms are already out and soon it will be all green. I wanted to post this one last picture of winter before it gets to be summer....which if i know Atlanta will be in a few weeks.﻿

One Last Winter Picture

"Winter" in Atlanta is relative. The spring blooms are already out and soon it will be all green. I wanted to post this one last picture of winter before it gets to be summer....which if i know Atlanta will be in a few weeks.﻿___

It was my stepsons 17th birthday the other day. We did the traditional dinner and cake. His friend Delaney came over and sat directly across from the window. I can never pass up good light. A quick portrait while hanging out.

It was my stepsons 17th birthday the other day. We did the traditional dinner and cake. His friend Delaney came over and sat directly across from the window. I can never pass up good light. A quick portrait while hanging out.

Topsail Beach NC - I went to do some sunrise shots. It was probably 40 degrees out. The sunrise was a bit lame but then the surfers came out. It was fun to watch them enjoy themselves but you couldn't have paid me to go in that water in February. ﻿

February Surfing

Topsail Beach NC - I went to do some sunrise shots. It was probably 40 degrees out. The sunrise was a bit lame but then the surfers came out. It was fun to watch them enjoy themselves but you couldn't have paid me to go in that water in February. ﻿___

Having been so busy lately i have not been surfing pictures on G+ as much as I have done in the past. One photographer that always stands out to me with his wonderful portraits is +Doug Brewer They are rarely what i would call "fancy" but always real and with lots of context to tell you more about the subject. If you like good portraiture go check out Doug's stream. You wont be dissapointed. Please comment on the original thread.

Breakfast with Jen﻿___Having been so busy lately i have not been surfing pictures on G+ as much as I have done in the past. One photographer that always stands out to me with his wonderful portraits is +Doug Brewer They are rarely what i would call "fancy" but always real and with lots of context to tell you more about the subject. If you like good portraiture go check out Doug's stream. You wont be dissapointed. Please comment on the original thread.

Yesterday i had to go see a customer in Blairsville Georgia. We drive up over Blood Mountain which is very close to the Southern head end of the Appalachain Trail. As we came to the top of the mountain it was fogged in and the fog had frozen to everything. It was an incredible scene. We were in a hurry and i struggled to grab a few quick pictures with my phone. Unfortunately it is a week attempt to portray how cool it was.

#weatherwednesday : +Weather Wednesday curated by +Jason Borg﻿

Blood Mountain In Ice

Yesterday i had to go see a customer in Blairsville Georgia. We drive up over Blood Mountain which is very close to the Southern head end of the Appalachain Trail. As we came to the top of the mountain it was fogged in and the fog had frozen to everything. It was an incredible scene. We were in a hurry and i struggled to grab a few quick pictures with my phone. Unfortunately it is a week attempt to portray how cool it was.

Walking through Old Roswell Cemetary in Roswell GA, it dawned on me (seeing this headless and handless monument) that not even the monuments to ourselves last. The best we can hope for is to be remembered for a couple of generations. Maybe our likeness has been captured in a print somewhere. As we move into the digital age that becomes less and less likely. I try to print a family book each year so in future generations there will actually be a physical record of the people in my life. I go through great pains to back up all the pictures i take but wonder what will happen to them when i am gone. I imagine the pictures that are not printed somewhere will vanish at the flick of a switch at some point in time. I guess it leads me to believe that my best bet is to make a positive impact on somebody around me today. It is not physically tangible but probably the most enduring ... more »

Nothing Lasts

Walking through Old Roswell Cemetary in Roswell GA, it dawned on me (seeing this headless and handless monument) that not even the monuments to ourselves last. The best we can hope for is to be remembered for a couple of generations. Maybe our likeness has been captured in a print somewhere. As we move into the digital age that becomes less and less likely. I try to print a family book each year so in future generations there will actually be a physical record of the people in my life. I go through great pains to back up all the pictures i take but wonder what will happen to them when i am gone. I imagine the pictures that are not printed somewhere will vanish at the flick of a switch at some point in time. I guess it leads me to believe that my best bet is to make a positive impact on somebody around me today. It is not physically tangible but probably the most enduring thing i can do.

Otto and Mike of Chap's Chow Rescue - Last night after work I met Otto and Mike at Lenox park for a few pictures. Otto came from Miami Dade dog pound before Christmas. He had a badly mangled front leg and some issues with his coat. Mike went and got him (Mike has been doing this for 35 years and Chap's placed 56 dogs last year) Otto had to have his front leg removed and got shaved to help clear up his coat. He is a very sweet dog in need of a home. I took a lot of pictures but only got a few as he was perpetual motion. He doesnt seem to be bothered much that by his injury. He also didnt care that I wanted him to sit in front of some nice backgrounds. He was sweet as could be. If you are interested in adopting or fostering please check out Chap's Chow Rescue on FB or Petfinder. Chap's is located in Atlanta but will place pets out of state.... more »

Otto and Mike of Chap's Chow Rescue - Last night after work I met Otto and Mike at Lenox park for a few pictures. Otto came from Miami Dade dog pound before Christmas. He had a badly mangled front leg and some issues with his coat. Mike went and got him (Mike has been doing this for 35 years and Chap's placed 56 dogs last year) Otto had to have his front leg removed and got shaved to help clear up his coat. He is a very sweet dog in need of a home. I took a lot of pictures but only got a few as he was perpetual motion. He doesnt seem to be bothered much that by his injury. He also didnt care that I wanted him to sit in front of some nice backgrounds. He was sweet as could be. If you are interested in adopting or fostering please check out Chap's Chow Rescue on FB or Petfinder. Chap's is located in Atlanta but will place pets out of state.

I met Andy while doing some landscape pictures out at the beach this past weekend on Topsail Island NC. It was a cold february morning and the beach was empty. As the sun came up the surfer's came out. We talked about surfing and surf photography and Any's 10 year old sun who was already in the freezing water. I asked to do a quick portrait and Andy obliged.

I met Andy while doing some landscape pictures out at the beach this past weekend on Topsail Island NC. It was a cold february morning and the beach was empty. As the sun came up the surfer's came out. We talked about surfing and surf photography and Any's 10 year old sun who was already in the freezing water. I asked to do a quick portrait and Andy obliged.

I work right on the edge of this park and often walk through. This guy is a resident but he usually never lets me get close and I dont usually shoot with a telephoto so usually the pictures I get are never shared. The other day however he let me walk up nice and close and even walked back and forth a few times in front of my framing object, the underside of the bridge. I could have done without the trees in the frame but i was just happy to be close.

I work right on the edge of this park and often walk through. This guy is a resident but he usually never lets me get close and I dont usually shoot with a telephoto so usually the pictures I get are never shared. The other day however he let me walk up nice and close and even walked back and forth a few times in front of my framing object, the underside of the bridge. I could have done without the trees in the frame but i was just happy to be close.